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Doodim + MenuShade: Eliminate distractions on your Mac

Chanpory Rith
Jul 20, 2006

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Doodim and MenuShadeDoodim is a nice little freeware Mac application that dims everything behind the current application you’re working in. Combine it with MenuShade to dim your menubar and your Mac is now virtually distraction-free.

In Doodim, a tiny delay occurs sometimes when switching applications. Dragging and dropping items onto the desktop also isn’t easy. Despite these minor issues, the app works very well, and I hope the next version will be more refined. I’d also love to see the next version of Mac OS X incorporate this as part of Exposé. Steve, are you listening?

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6 Comments

  • Jeff

    gravatarJul 20, 2006
    12:47 pm

    To make your Mac free from audible distractions as well, I highly recommend installing Noise to generate background pink or white noise.

  • Chanpory

    gravatarJul 21, 2006
    12:26 am

    Jeff, this is great for offices with open plans and cubicles as well as schools with shared studio spaces and computer labs.

  • Daniel

    gravatarJul 21, 2006
    9:05 am

    Groovy… I was going to write something about this on my blog. I’ve been using this setup — Doodim + MenuShade — for several months and it’s been awesome. I guess I don’t need to post anything now, though.

  • Chanpory

    gravatarJul 21, 2006
    2:24 pm

    Sorry we beat you to the post, but we’re glad we saved you some time ;-)

  • Think Wasabi » Blog Archive » Doodim: oscurece tu pantalla

    gravatarJul 22, 2006
    12:23 am

    […] Doodim es un pequeño programita (de hecho son sólo 63 Kb) para Mac que permite atenuar la pantalla dejando únicamente en primer plano y bien visible la ventana del programa en el que estamos trabajando. Es perfecto si se quieren evitar distracciones en un segundo plano. Una vez instalado, aparecerá un iconito en la barra superior, junto al reloj. Haciendo clic sobre él podremos seleccionar el tipo de “dim” que queremos: suave, fuerte o negro, con lo que toda la pantalla se oscurecerá dejando sólo la ventana de la aplicación activa y la barra superior. Es gratuito y lo podéis descargar en esta página. Alternativamente puedes también combinarlo con MenuShade, que atenúa la barra de menú superior. De este modo el efecto se aplicará a toda la pantalla. @ LifeClever […]

  • Stay in Focus with Isolator and Menu Eclipse

    gravatarAug 11, 2008
    8:14 am

    […] covered similar apps, Doodim and Menushade, two years ago. Unfortunately, bugs in both apps have made them unusable in the long run. Doodim […]

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